Quote by Walter Bagehot
A family on the throne is an interesting idea. It brings down the

A family on the throne is an interesting idea. It brings down the pride of sovereignty to the level of petty life. – Walter Bagehot

Other quotes by Walter Bagehot

Poverty is an anomaly to rich people. It is very difficult to make out why people who want dinner do not ring the bell. – Walter Bagehot

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Poverty
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So long as war is the main business of nations, temporary despotism – despotism during the campaign – is indispensable. – Walter Bagehot

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War
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Family
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I am tortured when I am away from my family, from my children. I am horribly guilt-ridden. – Jessica Lange

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Family

Well be going to the fish market and a farmers market this afternoon to get what we need to make and eat dinner as a family. Im trying to expose my kids to going to a farmers market or the fish market and learning what thats all about. – Emeril Lagasse

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Family

American Horror is the debasement of the suburban family, the way a lonely kid would have imagined it in the Seventies. – Rob Sheffield

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Family

I bought a lot of rubbish things that kids buy: skateboards and clothes and typical teenage stuff. And, as soon as I could, I wasted a lot of money on cars – BMWs mostly – for myself and my family. – Tom Felton

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Family

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I just want you to know that, when we talk about war, were really talking about peace. – George W. Bush

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Flowers seem intended for the solace of ordinary humanity. – John Ruskin

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Flowers

Where all is but dream, reasoning and arguments are of no use, truth and knowledge nothing. – John Locke

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